Sacrifice Is...

*A friend who takes her lunch break to visit me in the hospital instead giving herself a break

*A mom who flies out to stay with us to help even though it is the worst possible time for her to leave home

*A dad who is willing to let mom come even though he needs her even more than we do

*A nurse who helps me prepare to go home and sees me off instead of leaving to go home when her shift was over

*A medical doctor who is willing to see me even though I had been told she would be “out of office” for the next 2 weeks

*A husband who gives up 2 days of work to care for my every need around the clock

*A husband who desperately hates leaving me alone at the hospital, but goes home to care for children who need him even more

*A husband who gives up more work, military and church responsibilities to single-handedly care for 6 VERY sick children.

*A daughter who stays up in the middle of the night to help dad clean bathrooms after little brother was extra sick

*A daughter who gives up sleep/her own free time to read books to her little sister

*Daughters who give up sleep every morning to faithfully attend seminary

*A young man who will not take a friend to prom because he is actively choosing to live what he believes

*A friend who gives up family time just to drive me to the hospital

*A husband who tenderly sits and cares for his wife in the hospital as together they take on a disease that will eventually take her life

*Ward members who take time to make meals and to drive me to appts when they already have so many things to do for their own families

*Dear sisters who have learned new computer skills just to help coordinate extra help to meet our family's needs during these long months

*Dear friends who give up whole days to care for kiddos or to help little ones with school.

*There are so many things I could add to this list...there are more people, more gifts than I can ever count. So many have sacrificed so much in our behalf over these last months, I am not sure we are ever going to be able to say thank you enough or ever repay the kindness and friendship and love that has been shown to us in so many ways, big and small. We have been truly blessed by all of the sacrifices of so many. For that we are so very grateful.